The couple were finally left hanging from their balcony (Picture: CEN)

These images show the dramatic final moments of a young Chinese couple’s prolonged yet unsuccessful suicide attempt.

The pair reportedly each cut their wrists, attempted to blow themselves up, before finally throwing themselves off their apartment balcony in the city of Zhuhai.

Meng Liu, 26, and his girlfriend Mei Ke, 25, had a heated argument the night before these images were taken, in which they agreed they should split up.

However, the pair could not bear the thought of being apart, so they decided to commit suicide together.

They reportedly used glass from a broken bottle to try and cut their wrists, but when this proved unsuccessful they attempted to blow their flat up using the gas cooker.

According to police spokesman De Li, the couple then decided to jump from their balcony to their deaths.

The two lovers were saved by emergency personnel (Picture: CEN)

He said: ‘They were both holding each other and went to jump but at the last minute he changed his mind and grabbed onto the railings, and as she had her hands around his neck she also ended up hanging from him.’

People on the street heard the couple screaming and called the fire service, who saved them.

Despite their ordeal and the criminal charges they now face for attempting to blow up their flat, the couple declared that they still love each other.